Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 27
Genealogies from Yayāti’s Sons to the Yadu Dynasty; Romapāda–Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; Kārtavīryārjuna; and the Rise of Yādava Branches
तस्य पुत्रसहस्रेषु पञ्चैवोर्वरिता मृधे । जयध्वज: शूरसेनो वृषभो मधुरूर्जित: ॥ २७ ॥
tasya putra-sahasreṣu pañcaivorvaritā mṛdhe jayadhvajaḥ śūraseno vṛṣabho madhur ūrjitaḥ
કાર્તવીર્યાર્જુનના એક હજાર પુત્રોમાંથી પરશુરામ સાથેના યુદ્ધ પછી માત્ર પાંચ જ બચ્યા—જયધ્વજ, શૂરસેન, વૃષભ, મધુ અને ઊર્જિત.
FAQs
The verse names five foremost sons: Jayadhvaja, Śūrasena, Vṛṣabha, Madhu, and Ūrjita.
It indicates that among many sons, these five were recognized as the most capable leaders and warriors, distinguished by martial excellence.
Canto 9 traces royal lines leading toward the Yadu dynasty, the broader dynastic setting in which Śrī Kṛṣṇa later appears; this verse highlights key branches within that lineage.